Layers display information about household automobile ownership at the census block group level.
RE-Powering America Sites
Layer displays the locations of contaminated mines, landfills, and industrial sites evaluated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their renewable energy potential. Sample layer shows sites screened for wind-power only.
Park Access – Census Tracts
Layer displays percent and total population living within 0.5 miles of a park boundary. Data is available by US census tract.
Prescription Drug Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries
This layer displays the average number of 30-day prescription fills per Medicare beneficiary in 2010. Data is from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare Prescription Drug Use series, released in October 2013. For more layers from this series, browse the Map Room data and navigate to Healthcare>Clinical Care>Prescription Drugs.
Farmer’s Markets Accepting SNAP Benefits
Layer displays the locations of farmer’s markets across the United States that accept EBT / SNAP benefits. Data is current as of October 2013.
FEMA Disaster Declarations
This layer displays the total number of disaster declarations for 2012. Disaster events include severe weather events (like tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods) as well as emergencies of man-made origin (like terrorist attacks or toxic spills). For more layers from this series, browse the Map Room data and navigate to Environment>Emergency Management.
Premature Death Rate (Deaths Before Age 65)
This layer displays information about premature mortality, defined as deaths that occur before age 65. Toggle data types to view the disparity index score for this indicator, which measures the variation in death rates across racial/ethnic groups.
Rural vs. Urban Household Poverty
This layer displays information about the difference between rural and urban childhood poverty across the United States. Data are based on census-tract level information from the 2008-12 American Community Survey. Census tracts are defined as urban or rural based on 2010 US Census Bureau definitions; tract level information is then aggregated to and displayed at the Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) geographic level.
Locations of Primary Care Physicians
This layer displays the locations of all primary care physicians who accept Medicare. Primary care physicians are those MDs or DOs specializing in family practice, general practice, pediatric medicine, or internal medicine. Data are from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Physician and Other Supplier 2012 Public Use File (PUF), which was released in April 2014, and from the 2013 CMS Physician Compare National Downloadable File.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Indicators
Multi-year estimates for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for 2006-2012 have been released! Data has been updated for 17 indicators relating to health behaviors, clinical care, and health outcomes. For more data layers from this update, search the Map Room for the term BRFSS.